The Irish standard., 1887-09-03
ST. PAUL..

The county jail contains fifty-thret
prisoners, the largest number for som'
years.
The real estate transfers for the pas
week amount to 1,479,897. Building
permits, $117,85O.
The city license inspector predicts
that after January there will not b'
more than ESQ saloons in this city.
Acker Post, G.. A. R., will participate
in the sham battle at the State Fair
marching from their hall in this city al
$50 am.
rEThe Second Minnesota regiment o.
volunteers will hold their annual re
union at the Chamber of Commerce on
Thursday, September Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Gibbons and
daughter and the Misses Reardon have
returned from Dakota, where they have
been visiting with friends.
Oil has been discovered at Fort
Smelling, and a company has been
formed to work the new find. Some
"oily'' stories are now in circulation.
The United States Express company
has assumed charge Of the Baltimore &
Ohio Express company, having made a
contract to that effect for thirty years.
Mr.. P. E. Murphy, familiarly known
as the s.Baron,' has secured block OF
ground on Dayton's bluff, which he will
rearrange and divide into medium sized
lots to be sold to bachelors only.
Since January 1, 1886, there have
been forty new manufactures started
in this city, representing $5,000,00O
capital and employing more than 1000
men. This means an addition of fully
$4,000 people to our population.
Attorney Gen. Clapp returned few
days ago from New York City, where
he attended the convention of gov
errors and attorney generals, whose
object was the changing of the extra
dition laws between the different states.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Davis, father
and mother of ex-Gov. G. K. Davis.
celebrated their golden wedding at the
residence of their son on Sunday last.
Mr.. Davis is lively and hearty man
and still delights in walk to Fort
Smelling and Minneapolis.
The cost for sprinkling the streets of
St. Paul, and part of the surrounding
country, foots up to the enormous sum
of $1O1, O12.68. This is not for a term Of
years, but for this season only. Owners
of vacant lots out in the suburbs think
this an expensive proceeding.
Married, at the Cathedral, by Rev. T.
J. Gibbons, on Wednesday, August 81,
Mr.. Jas. Mealey to Miss May Allie. Mr..
and Mrs. Mealey are we'll known here,
and their many friends will wish them
a safe return from their honeymoon,
which is being enjoyed in the East.
Judge Nelson, District Attorney
Baxter, Assistant Attorney Lawler,
and Marshals Campbell and Fortune
went to Winona on Wednesday to at
tend term of the United States Dis
trict Court, which was adjourned from
June last on account of scarcity of
funds.
The st. Paul & Minneapolis Rapid
Transit Company has been incorporated
for the purpose of constructing either
an elevated or surface railway between
the cities. I'll ecapital stock is placed
at $2,000,000, and among the incorpo-
rators are such we'll known business
men as P. r. L. Hardenbergh and
Anthony Kelly.
Upon the recommendation of the
warden of the state prison at Still
water Gov. McGill has ordered an in
vestigation to be made into the man
agement Of the prison while Warden
Reed had charge of the institution.
Grave charges have been made of
moral and financial character, and a
lively time is expected.
F.. Doran, the wood dealer, of
whom mention was made last week,
was on Tuesday discharged from GUS
tody by Judge Nelson. Doran was ar
rested for sendiog improper matter
through the mails, such as calling a
man a "dead beat" etc. The judge
held that no offense was committed,
and in this all citizens will agree.
Mr.. J. Y. Kelly, for the past four
years head salesman for e. G. Varney,
boot and shoe dealer on Seventh street,
has purchased Mr.. Varney's interest in
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